Word Origin & History

mid-13c., "action of waiting," verbal noun identical with Old English abad, past participle of abiden "to abide" (see abide), used as a verbal noun. The present-to-preterite vowel change is consistent with an Old English class I strong verb (ride/rode, etc.). Meaning "habitual residence" is first attested 1570s.

Example Sentences forabode

He fought it with all the strength of him, and that was much, but ever it abode there.

Gilead abode beyond Jordan, and why did Dan remain in ships?

Asher continued on the sea-shore, and abode in his breaches.

He could no longer trust to chance and delay against the dangers of that abode.

That fellow, the cousin Galloway, changes his place of abode like the Wandering Jew.

Then, again, variety of climate should always go with stability of abode.

It was from him I learned that you had taken up your abode with yonder fellow.

It is to them that keep his commandments that he and his Father will come to take up their abode with them.

Above this were the four "Intellectual Levels," on one of which I, as a chemist had my abode.

That this valley must be our future place of abode was at once decided by all of us.